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2010 Reservation Period: CA Department of Parks and Recreation is reviewing the 2010 Reservation Period. For more information please see the DPR website: 2010 Reservation Period

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PISMO SB, CA

Status: Open year round.   Season Dates

Description

Season for Peak Fees: 05/15 to 09/15

Pismo State Beach offers all kinds of attractions: hiking, swimming and surf fishing (and digging for the famous Pismo clam); the annual winter migration of millions of monarch butterflies (the park has the largest over-wintering colony of monarch butterflies in the U.S.); and tree-lined beach is also popular with bird watchers. Ocean Lagoon has a wheelchair-accessible fishing overhang.

Park Kiosk Hours:

  • Hi Season: 8am-11pm
  • Lo Season: Varies

Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
  • ADA Access
  • Comfort Station
  • Disabled Access Site
  • Dump Station
  • Fire Rings
  • Fishing
  • Hiking Trails
  • Iron Ranger
  • Nature Trails
  • Ranger Station
  • Restrooms
  • Showers
  • Telephone
  • Visitors Center
  • Water Sports

Alerts and Important Information

Discount Pass must be presented at the time of check in.

North Beach Area is not right on the beach. It is inland behind the dunes. Oceano Area is not right on beach either.
Oceano Area is open all year for reservations.

  • Use Fees include entry for 1 vehicle and 1 legally towed vehicle or trailer, additional vehicles will be charged per night at the park.

  • Oceano Area:
    • Open all year for reservations

  • North Beach:
  • 1st come / 1st served when not on reservations.
  • 2009 Reservations 05/15/09 - 11/30/09.

Getting There:

Pismo SB
555 PIER AVENUE
Oceano CA 93445

The beach is two miles south of the town of Pismo Beach off Highway One.

Phone Park for More Information:

Project Office: (805)489-1869